Especificaciones de los Synology DS212j y DS213 en paralelo, de las fichas técnicas oficiales. Las diferencias están resaltadas.
| DS212j | DS213 | |
| CPU | — | unknown |
| Núcleos / hilos | — | unknown |
| RAM (base) | — | unknown |
| RAM (máx.) | — | unknown |
| Bahías | 2 | 2 |
| Ampliable a | 0 | 0 |
| Ranuras M.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Red | 1× Gigabit | 1× Gigabit |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Capacidad bruta máx. | 6 TB | 8 TB |
| Intercambio en caliente | no | yes |
| Formato | desktop | tower |
| Lanzamiento | 2011 | 2012 |
| Consumo | 17.6 W / null | — |
| DSM de lanzamiento | — | — |
Choose the DS213 if you want the better long-term box: it has a faster CPU and higher RAM ceiling than the DS212J, while both are still 2-bay units with no expansion path. Neither model has 10GbE or M.2, so those aren’t deciding factors here.